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November 09, 2021

Baylor sophomore uses experience with dyslexia to change law - The Baylor Lariat

Photo Courtesy of Jenna Benedict By Matt Kyle | Staff Writer Atlanta sophomore Jenna Benedict was diagnosed with dyslexia at the end of her third-grade year. After her diagnosis, she said she had to deal with a “toxic” fourth-grade teacher who did not believe learning disorders existed, refused to accommodate her and “bullied [her] into thinking [she] was stupid.” As hard as these experiences...
November 09, 2021

Local law enforcement hold Public Safety Cadet program for local youth - WFXL FOX 31

<p>{/p} Albany-Dougherty county law enforcement are paving the way for youth interested in careers in law enforcement. Local youth ages 14-20 are able to learn about what it means to truly be in law enforcement through the Public Safety Cadet youth unit. During the program students train as if they were real cadets. Captain Ted Thomas is one of the directors of the program. He says ther...
November 09, 2021

Microchip shortage still affecting local law enforcement - NBC 15 WPMI

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — The semiconductor chip or microchip shortage affecting the production of computers, appliances, and automobiles is creating an unexpected headache for law enforcement in Alabama and beyond. Finally for some departments after months of waiting vehicles are beginning to arrive. What used to be a three month process has now become a 12 month ordeal. When it comes to...
November 09, 2021

Pee Dee law enforcement weighs in on SLED’s 2020 crime report - WBTW

FLORENCE, S.C. (WBTW) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s 2020 crime report released on Monday found that the state’s murder rate increased 22.1% while aggravated assaults were up 10.1%. The statistics also showed the rate of violent crime increased 6% compared with 2019 and 9.5% since 2015. In addition, property crimes continued to decrease, except for arson, which increased 22.7...
November 09, 2021

Report finds Pompeo broke law by delivering 2020 convention speech from Israel - The Times of Israel

In this image from video, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from Jerusalem during the second night of the Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP) Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo violated US federal law when he delivered a convention speech from Jerusalem last year, a watchdog ...
November 09, 2021

KING 5 poll: 37% believe Washington's reform laws made policing worse - KING5.com

Fifteen percent of respondents of a KING 5 poll said law enforcement is 'better' after new policing laws went into effect. OLYMPIA, Wash. — Several new laws that went into effect this summer changed policing in the State of Washington. But are those changes making police agencies better or worse? According to a KING 5 News poll that questioned 650 adults across the state, 15% of respondents ...
November 09, 2021

MISSING: Law Enforcement seeking help locating missing Veteran from Kewaskum - WeAreGreenBay.com

KEWASKUM, Wis. (WFRV)- Wisconsin Crime Alert has stopped seeking help locating the missing veteran from Kewaskum. According to the release, 45-year-old John Eric has been found safe. Eric was first reported missing on Tuesday, November 9, around 3:30 p.m. near Kewaskum. Family and friends were worried about the veteran and believed he could be heading to the Ladysmith area. No other informati...
November 09, 2021

EDITORIAL: Heed call for examination of bail reform law - The Daily Gazette

In this March 16, 2011 photo, a security fence surrounds the inmate housing on New York's Rikers Island correctional facility in New York. In the wake of a recent rise in violent crime, New York City’s mayor-elect, Eric Adams, wants the state Legislature to re-examine New York’s bail reform law. We get letters every couple of weeks from the same people urging us to tell the truth about the im...
November 09, 2021

Hastings Law Firm Files Wrongful Death Case Arising From The Astroworld Music Festival - PRNewswire

HOUSTON, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas attorneys Steve Hastings and Henry Blackmon of the Hastings Law Firm filed a lawsuit Monday against rapper Travis Scott, Cactus Jack Records, Scoremore, and the purported operators of NRG Park in connection with the tragedies at the Astroworld music festival that left eight people dead and numerous others seriously injured. The case is filed on beha...
November 09, 2021

'He was highly intoxicated': Clarksville officer charged with resisting law enforcement after traffic stop - WAVE 3

CLARK COUNTY, Ind. (WAVE) - A Clarksville Police Department officer is charged with resisting law enforcement for his role in a Sept. 25 traffic stop involving an Indiana State Police trooper. According to the probable cause affidavit, Bryan Coburn, 46, was the passenger in a car his wife was driving around Clark County, Indiana. According to the documents, the trooper watched his wife, Blake...